Improvement in collar-pads



UNITED- STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

GEORGE P. COLE, OF HUDSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO OLEMON S HATHAWAY,

OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN COLLAR- PADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 117,151, dated July 18,1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I. COLE, of Hudson, in the county of Lenaweeand in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Collar-Pads; and do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereonmaking a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a collar-pad, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view of the pad with the ends of the collar attached,and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same.

A represents the pad, provided on its upper side with a steelspring-plate, B. This is riveted in such shape as to hold it to itsshape and let the pad spring enough to fit any horses neck, large orsmall, adjusting itself to the same. Across the center of-the pad isriveted a strap, 0, under which pass the straps D D for attaching orsecuring the ends of the collar together. E E represent the ends of thecollar. From the center downward, on one side, is attached a slottedmetallic strap, G, to attach the collar to, by means of a rivet goingthrough the collar, as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the pad remains on thecollar when the collar is unbuckled.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent. is

In combination with the end E of the collar and its rivet w, the pad A,spring-plate B, and slotted metal strap G, substantially as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this8th day of May, 1871.

GEORGE P. COLE.

WVitnesses THOMAS J. HILLER, J AS. B. PRATT.

